GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING. Reports broke at roughly 10pm ET tonight that shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Dallas, where people gathered to protest the recent police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Multiple police officers and peaceful protesters were shot, with a high number of shots fired. Dallas police report that 2 snipers opened fire and shot 11 officers. Three officers are reported to have died from their injuries, 2 are in surgery, 3 critical.
The Dallas Police Chief says some of officers were shot in the back, and that the suspects "intended to injure and kill as many law officers as they could." Police say the suspects threatened to place a bomb in downtown Dallas.
This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him! pic.twitter.com/Na5T8ZxSz6
- Dallas Police Depart (@DallasPD) July 8, 2016
WATCH: Dallas Police chief believes suspects may have planted a bomb in the downtown area: https://t.co/VKQPFEQwU7 https://t.co/3rGbTdq9eh
- Good Morning America (@GMA) July 8, 2016
The shooter or shooters are at large, with no suspects in custody as of 12:00am ET.
The shooting site remains active, with those in the area advised to shelter indoors. Reports are also circulating that protesters at the peaceful rally, at which families with children were present, may have also been hurt.
At this time, no confirmed information on identity or motive of shooters. Early reports on mass shootings tend to include errors, inaccuracies, bias, and speculation.
Here are early tweets about the mass shooting, including raw video that contains graphic content.
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